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Rockton-Roscoe News: Thursday, June 26, 2025

Sheriff's sale, new director, art gallery birthday party

Michael McGinnis

Jun 26, 2025 — 4 min read

Nygren Wetlands. Photo: Steve Fehlberg

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According to the Beloit Daily News, the City of South Beloit is the winning bidder yesterday in a sheriff's sale for the former Garden Hotel property. Though much of it is in a floodplain and it may have contamination issues, South Beloit City Administrator Sonya Hoppes says the busy intersection is "an entrance to our Stateline Area."
After serving as Director of Engineering for nine years, Christopher T. Baer, PE, has been appointed Executive Director of Four Rivers Sanitation Authority. Four Rivers provides wastewater treatment services for more than 240,000 people, including the residents of Roscoe, a small part of Rockton, and several unincorporated areas of Winnebago County.

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Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.